Chapter 15: Gaining Authority

After Kadi Stephen left, the Old Mage said to Old Xie: “Now, let’s talk about the problem with your subordinates. By the way, what method did you use to control those Magical Beasts?”

“I don’t know!” Old Xie said honestly: “I just practiced according to that Druid’s beast taming method, and for some reason, they all listened to me!”

“What? Are you playing with me?” The Old Mage immediately said: “If beast taming methods could easily command high-level Magical Beasts, wouldn’t Druids have dominated the Continent long ago?”

“I told you I don’t know!” Old Xie said angrily: “I actually find it strange myself, because this phenomenon is very different from the introduction of the beast taming method. But if you ask for the reason, how would I know?”

“You really don’t know?” The Old Mage still asked suspiciously.

“Nonsense, if you don’t believe it, forget it!” Old Xie said impatiently.

“Okay, okay!” The Old Mage hurriedly said: “Then let’s assume you don’t know. But, how do you plan to deal with your subordinates in the future? You can’t just let them wander around in my Mage Tower, right?”

“Just take them outside and raise them, won’t that be enough?” Old Xie said.

“Are you kidding?” The Old Mage immediately jumped up and said anxiously: “Do you know where my Mage Tower is? It’s in the Noble Academy! If I let them out, won’t they eat all my students?”

“I don’t care about that!” Old Xie said directly: “You must release them. I strictly forbid you to continue imprisoning them! Because I have already promised them that I would give them a free world!”

“No way?” The Old Mage said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: “Do you know how much space is needed to arrange 12 Savage Bulls and 4 Wyverns? It would take at least a hundred li of land! And that doesn’t count the other Magical Beasts. I am near the Imperial Capital, so it is simply impossible for you to release such dangerous Magical Beasts. Where do you expect me to steal such a large piece of land for you? Can you just spare me?”

“Absolutely not!” Old Xie shook his head directly: “This matter is not negotiable. If you can’t do it, I won’t be the fake Young Master of your family anymore. Hehe! You decide for yourself!” Anyway, the Old Mage needed something from him, so Old Xie was not in a hurry.

“You, you are taking advantage of the situation!” The Old Mage shouted angrily.

“That’s right, so what?” Old Xie laughed wickedly: “If you have the guts, don’t agree!”

“You, you, you~” The Old Mage was so angry that he couldn’t even speak clearly.

Old Xie laughed and said: “I say, you brag about how high your status is, how high your family’s position is, and how rich you are. But you can’t even handle such a small matter. How do you expect me to look at you? An Old Mage who knows how to brag?” Clearly, he was using the provocation method.

“Who is bragging!” The Old Mage immediately flew into a rage and said: “You just want a place to release Magical Beasts, right? I’ll find it for you!” After saying that, he began to think non-stop about this difficult problem.

“Hehe, that’s good!” Old Xie said proudly, having succeeded in his scheme.

However, Old Xie waited for a long time but the Old Mage did not reply. He couldn’t help but urge: “Hey, I say, hurry up, will you?”

“Sigh!” The Old Mage, having been urged, had no choice but to say depressingly: “This is around the Imperial Capital, it really is impossible to let you release Magical Beasts!”

“If it doesn’t work here, then go somewhere further away!” Old Xie said nonchalantly.

“The nearest place where you can release Magical Beasts is at least a thousand li away, but in that case, you who are here won’t be able to take care of them every day!” The Old Mage said helplessly.

“How can that work?” Old Xie immediately said dissatisfiedly, “You know as well as I do that if they don’t see me for a long time, they will slowly revert to their wild nature. Then won’t my training of them all these years be in vain?”

“That is exactly why I am in a dilemma!” The Old Mage said, “The place you are looking for needs to allow for frequent meetings with them, but also cannot be too close to the Imperial Capital. It really is hard to find. Hmm, wait, I seem to have thought of something!”

“Huh? Really?” Old Xie asked in surprise upon hearing this: “You thought of a place?”

“That’s right!” The Old Mage immediately said: “I remember, there is a fixed Transmission Array on the first floor of my Mage Tower that can teleport people to another place. That place seems quite suitable for you to release Magical Beasts.”

“What is that place?” Old Xie immediately asked.

“That is a ruin of a High Elves city, about four thousand kilometers away from here, and it has been abandoned for tens of thousands of years. Now it is completely covered by vegetation and has become a dense forest. The area is also several hundred li in circumference, very suitable for releasing your powerful Magical Beasts!” The Old Mage explained with a smile.

“Oh?” Old Xie asked curiously: “Since it has become a ruin, why do you still have a Magic Array to go there?”

“Hehe, to tell you the truth, actually my Mage Tower itself is also a relic of the High Elves. Tens of thousands of years ago, the High Elves were the masters of this Continent. They established a very brilliant Magic civilization, and cities could be connected by Magic Arrays. Unfortunately, the High Elves declined later. After countless wars, these Magic Arrays were almost completely destroyed, and it seems only a very few remain. There are only a few usable Magic Arrays here, and one of them leads to that ruin!” The Old Mage explained.

“Then can we come back after going there?” Old Xie asked.

“Of course!” The Old Mage smiled and said: “The Magic Array over there is also very well protected. I have used it a few times, no problem at all!”

“Then let’s go take a look now!” Old Xie said immediately.

“Now?” The Old Mage immediately smiled bitterly: “I am already very tired. I just flew a thousand li, and came back only to be beaten up by you. Can you let me rest first?”

“Alright then!” Old Xie also saw that the Old Mage was very exhausted, so he had to say: “Then you rest first, we’ll go tomorrow!”

“Okay!” The Old Mage agreed, then gently waved his hand, summoning a very beautiful Puppet that looked like a woman from outside, and then said to Old Xie: “This is Lilith, my steward. When I am not around, you can find her. She will tell you everything here!”

“Mm!” Old Xie nodded.

“Lilith, this is the Young Master. I open all permissions below the fifth floor to him.”

“Yes, Master!” Lilith replied in a very soft tone.

“Then I leave the Young Master to you!” The Old Mage finished speaking, nodded to Old Xie, then turned and left.

After the Old Mage left, Old Xie carefully examined Lilith. Her appearance was almost exactly like a living person. She had blonde hair and blue eyes, her skin was smooth like jade, she was about 1.8 meters tall, and wore a standard steward’s uniform. There was always a charming smile on her face. If Old Xie couldn’t sense her life force, he would probably have mistaken her for a living person. Seeing her, Old Xie couldn’t help but feel admiration for the Old Mage. To be able to manufacture a Puppet so realistically, he really deserved to be the top Grandmaster Alchemist on this Continent.

After admiring for a while, Old Xie asked: “Lilith, first tell me, what does permission below the fifth floor mean?”

“Yes, Young Master!” Lilith said respectfully: “This Mage Tower has a total of twelve floors above ground. Among them, you can enter and exit the first to fifth floors at will, and use everything inside. But the sixth floor, and the space above the sixth floor, you are not allowed to enter!”

Old Xie hated being restricted the most, so he immediately said unhappily, “What if I insist on entering?”

“Then you will be attacked by the Mage Tower guards!” Lilith said with a continuing smile.

“Che, the guards of the Mage Tower are worthless!” Old Xie said disdainfully: “Even that old man is just a defeated opponent of mine!”

“Even if the Master himself were to barge in by force, at most he could only reach the ninth floor, but he couldn’t get past it either. So, you’d better not try to force your way in!” Lilith laughed.